Hurricane MARIA

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HURRICANE MARIA ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON SEP 05 2005

...MARIA WITH 105 MPH WINDS...THREAT TO SHIPPING INTERESTS...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  56.7 WEST OR ABOUT  475 MILES...
765 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
MARIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND A TURN
TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...32.6 N... 56.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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